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The Apple Watch Is 10 Years Old. Here’s Why I Never Bought One
Summary The Apple Watch’s focus on health and fitness features lacks appeal for those who do not prioritize fitness tracking, leaving a gap for a broader “killer app.” The continual barrage of notifications can become intrusive at a time when many are trying to cut back on their screen usage. The bulky design, short battery life, and environmental impact make…
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What to Do If You Haven’t Filed Your Taxes in Years
If you haven’t filed tax returns for several years, you’re not alone: The IRS anticipates a $500 billion decrease in tax revenue this year. (That’s a more than 10% decline compared to last year.) More anecdotally, the IRS has also noted increased talk online from people saying they won’t pay taxes this year, and that they’re willing to take the…
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A Useful Quantum Computer Within 10 Years? DARPA, 2 Australian Startups & More Are Working On It
Andrew Dzurak, founder and CEO of Australian startup Diraq, holds one of the company’s projects. Image credit: Diraq DARPA has awarded two Australian startups, Diraq and Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), contracts for quantum computing research, the U.S. agency announced on April 4. Both Sydney-based companies will participate in the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) program, designed to assess other companies to…
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Microsoft celebrates 50 years of adapting to change – Computerworld
In 1995 he set out a roadmap for the IT revolution in his first major text, The Road Ahead. Of the changes to come, he told Time magazine in a 1997 interview, “People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn’t they?” That year he created the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to address health and education…
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5 Revolutionary Gadgets From Microsoft’s 50 Years of Innovation
Unlike software, where it’s comparatively much easier to succeed with products, hardware transcends digital constraints. It involves the complexities of manufacturing, supply chain, and physical design, which takes incredibly high effort to get right in the first go. Naturally, firms falter a lot with the initial products and gadgets, but Microsoft had a surprisingly good run. Software firms try to…
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“I LOVE this company!” Looking back on 50 years of tech giant Microsoft
When you hear the phrase “Dance like nobody is watching…” what immediately springs to mind? Although it’s been reused many times in modern music, it’s believed that it originates from Mark Twain. Regardless of its true origin, I always think back to some of my earliest memories. That of being in nursery school, hearing some music, and it just taking…
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15 Years Later: Is iPad Still the Future of Computing?
15 years ago, Apple introduced the iPad as a “third category” that sat between a smartphone and a laptop. It wasn’t just a bigger iPhone or a less capable Mac; it was meant to offer a new way of computing. On this day, one and a half decades ago, Steve Jobs positioned it as a device that had to be…
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MacBook Air M4 just hit its lowest price ever in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale — save on this year’s best laptop (so far)
There are plenty of top discounts going around thanks to the Amazon Big Spring Sale, but if you’re after the latest and greatest with a bunch of value, you shouldn’t miss out on this MacBook Air M4 deal. Right now, you’ll find the MacBook Air M4 is down to $949 at Amazon. It only launched this month, and it’s already…
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‘Every feature that comes into NetSuite over the coming years is going to have AI’: NetSuite’s Evan Goldberg on the future of the platform and how AI will drive customer success
AI will form a key component of the NetSuite platform moving forward, with leaders at the firm having told ITPro it’s working hard to keep AI accessible and to collaborate with partners to expand capabilities. Throughout its SuiteConnect London 2025 event, the company announced a slew of AI offerings for UK customers across key tasks like financial exception, data entry,…
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Most Apps Fail to Hit $1,000 Monthly Revenue Within Two Years
Image: sun_mio/Envato Elements AI-powered apps are outperforming several legacy categories and see revenue per install above 63 cents after 30 days, matching health & fitness apps at the same rate, according to RevenueCat’s State of Subscription Apps 2025 of over 75,000 apps on its platform. “Users are willing to pay more for meaningful AI-driven experiences — but simply adding AI…
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